Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 132 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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